The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-13

several wonderful stops Of hard hit balls. Rob-
number of excellent stops and throws. Run
ming catches by Foutz, Swartwood and WEIGH.
and McClellan's work at second were noteworthy
features. Score:
ST Louis O O o O 0-5
Brooklyn -.-....o o / / o 8 o ~
Earpss EHns7ss Louis BEeeklyR Tvsbass
sra Louis
Brooklyn, o. Struck out-Harkins. Time-1:5o.
Umpire-McQuade.
LOUISVILLE. 6; METRoPoLIrANs, 2
LOUISVILLE, July 12.-Just before the game
to-day Pete Browning who has been on a howl
ing drunk, was fined sllo by Manager Kelley. of
the Louisvilies. The game with the Metropoli-
tans was won easily by the Kentucky team.
which batted Mays freely, and at critical points
played we'll in the field. Ramsey pitched great
game striking out twelve mon. and allowing the
visitors to make but three legitimate hits, the
others being bases on called balls. About 2O0
people witnessed the contest Score:
1M MI g;5Id / Q @ Q o-S
Earned runs-LouisviIle g. Three base hits-White
and Mack. Stolen bases-Kerins, Collins OBren %.
Nelson Double paysIksrins and Heeker Nelson and
T. Hit by pitched ball-Mack ErFors-Loqis-
Ramsey, 1. Umpire-Ferguson.
BALTIMORE, 5; CLEVELAND. 1.
CLEVELAND, o., July IL -Heavy batting and
fine pitching of Phenomenal Smith the
game for Baltimore today. Kirby was to have
pitched for the Cleveland club, but he begged
off before the game was called and Crowell
put in the box The home club excelled the visit
10 the field, and gave surprising exhibit
ton of base watching, which was of the
features of the game; but they were lost at the
bat. and would have been shut out entirely had
Smith not presented Crowell with q phantom
hit in the fifth inning. Stricken followed with
q two-bagger, on which Crowell crossed tho
h ome plate. Attendance. 1000. Score:
S s.sss1sas.. So e %
Earned runs-Baltimore. 3; Cleveland 1. Two
base hits-Davis Smith. Stricken Three-base hit
Reipschlager Errors-oleveland, /; Baltimore s.
Double pay-McKean. Stricken and Snyder. First
2 First base on errors-Baltinnore, 1; Cleveland. 2
Struck out.Purcell t2,. Tucker, sommers, strcke.,
VIA b. Ssna nysef umprs
Curry.
CINCINNATI, Z; ATHLETICS, A.
CINCINNATI, July 12-Never was a game
moro hotlv contested than that of this after
noon. Both clubs were on their mettle and
fought for every point desperately. The su-
perior base-running of the Cincinnatis, aided by
a couple of timely hits. gave them the game.
weighing pitched wild. yet effective game.
His catcher, Townsend. had more than he could
attend to, and was ratified by the daring base
stealing of the homo team. A peculiar play
took place in the second inning, when Nicol
caught Lyons low fly, after hard rum close to
the ground. He rolled over but held to the
ball All hands left the field but Lyons made
the circuit and declared safe by the umpire.
a new man from Evansville, Dunlevy by name.
Scorer
a siaftaR.ti. -...a 9 g 1ee g II ~
Earned runs-oncinnati; 5; Athletics, 2 Two
ee ns &c. s1a
First base balls--Mc Phee. Fennelly and Carpen-
s 1ss s. Athst e.'sh'a s%sh 3
Msyhing, g. Passed balls-Keenan, 1; Townsend g.
Wild pitches-Weyhing. Time-2:1O. Illegal deliv-
ery-Weyhina, l. Umpire-Dunlevy.
Baseball Notes.
President Day saws he undoubtedly found a
remarkable pitcher in Swaback
Stemmyer. Wise. Hornung, Kuehne. Shom-
berg Shoch are of German descent.
Morris has pitched bat two good games this
season. He gets So, 600 for his work
Out of twelve games between the Eastern and
Western clubs on this trip, the Western clubs
have won nine.
There have been two triple plays made in the
League this season-one by the Bostons and one
by the Detroits.
3 Captain Ward, of the New York Baseball
Club. has resigned and Buck Ewing has been
appointed in his place.
In exciting game at Champaign. Ill, yes
terday, the Champaign Clippers defeated the
Danville Platts. 6 to l.
Memphis now leads in tho race for the South
ern League pennant by reason of q victory over
New Orleans on Friday.
The Pittsburg players have much greater con-
fdence in Kuehne than in Barley, and would
prefer to the former play, but tho directors
ordered Manager Phillips to put in the latter.
Philadelphia Rscord: Let the Philadelphia
ball players take courage. Perhaps weak In
dianapolis tucked in between Chicago and De-
trot. may be the toothsome meat of an other
wise tough and unpalatable sandwich.
Among the New England PLAYERS aside from
Polhemus secured by Indianapolis, sought for
By outside clubs are Campana, by Kansas City,
the Bostons and Detroits, Flanagan by Mime
apolis.
The Bergen Point Athletic Club boasts of the
possession of three of the best amateur, or semi
professional pitchers in the country. They are:
Stagg, Of Yale College; Dcnnelly. of the JAS
pers Beebe OF the Monitors. Thus far during
the season the club has won II games. lost 3,
and tied.
Manager Alexander, Of st. Joe Mo-, offered
$3.50 per month to pitcher Neal, of Louisville.
Neal wired: DO you think am farmerf
If you will pay $500 month and allow to
manage the team will come. Answer quick
Alexander telegraphed that $3.50 was all Ameri-
can Association .chestnuts' were worth
The Boston Herald says that the new League
players of 1887 who have panned well are
T. O'Rourke, Brown. DAILY, Arundel. c.; Mad
den. Conway. Mark Baldwin, Van Halt-en. D.;
O'Brien, 1b.: Shindle, 3D.; Wheelock, SIS; Sulli-
van, Beecher, If; Tiernan. CT A very good
nine could be formed out of these youngsters.
Charles H. Byrne of the Brooklyns, In talk
ing of thu attest ideas in base ball, says he is
opposed to the percentage system of dividing the
gate receipts, thinks the twelve months contract
idea is too arbitrary and likes the idea Of setting
aside a certain percentage of the gate receipts
TO make ND a large cash prize for the club win
ming the championship
Bob Ferguson the umpire, asked q st. Louis
reporter. if the police would interfere should the
Baitimores and the Browns attempt to play ball
sundsy On being that they certainly
will go on the field. cry out play. and then
make for the gate. was never arrested in my
life, and don't propose to be arrested now"
John M. Ward, the captain of the New York
team will contribnte on karticle 70 the nert
mum Der Of Lppincotts MAGAZINE discussing the
question: sis the Base-ba Player Chattel %
from the stand point of law. equity and reason.
and attacking the ureseuf svstem o. sellinp